Wild Game Stew
- 4 ducks or large stewing chicken
- 1 head celery
- 2 carrots
- 1 onion
- 1 small clove garlic
- 5 red peppers, chopped very fine
- 1/2 lb. pickled pork
- 1 medium can tomatoes
- 2 cans mushrooms
- 1/2 tsp. each: cinnamon, cloves, allspice, mace, nutmeg, thyme and savory
- 3 bay leaves
- 5 potatoes
- 1 qt. ripe olives
- 5 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 bottle ketchup
- flour for thickening
- Cut ducks in small pieces and soak in salt water for 5 hours. (Do not soak chicken if used.)
- Put ducks on to boil and at the same time, add vegetables and the pickled pork.
- Cook for 1 hour. Add the tomatoes and mushrooms and cook for 30 minutes longer.
- Add the spices and bay leaves.
- Stir in; mix well.
- Peel and cut potatoes in small pieces and add when stew is nearly done.
- Add olives, Worcestershire sauce and ketchup.
- Lastly, thicken stew with a little flour.
- Let stew stand 30 minutes after cooking to give spices a chance to blend.
- Serves 12.
stewing chicken, celery, carrots, onion, clove garlic, red peppers, pickled pork, tomatoes, mushrooms, cinnamon, bay leaves, potatoes, ripe olives, worcestershire sauce, ketchup, flour
Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=890097 (may not work)